Allergic diseases are very common and include allergic rhinitis (hay fever), atopic dermatitis (eczema), urticaria (hives), chronic sinusitis (infections), asthma, food allergies, drug allergies, insect allergies, and anaphylaxis (life-threatening allergic reactions). If people knew what they were allergic to, and took proper preventative measures, they would not have nearly the amount of suffering or medication use. Here are ideas to help people understand how they can live healthier lives.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

99% of my
patients eat bread almost daily, which itself is not surprising, since
we live in a westernized area with a very low percentage of Asians. Yet
no one I've asked understands the facts about their bread. It is a
complicated problem. This article is an attempt to educate all of us,
including myself.

It
is important to study the label for the ingredients, fiber content,
sodium content, and serving size. You can mislead yourself easily by
making erroneous assumptions. For example, check if the serving size is
1 or 2 slices of bread. What you should know is that your bread is
made from whole grains from whatever grain you like to eat.

Of all the grains, The Allergy Dude favors rice and oats. I'll explain why in a future installment.

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I am a board certified specialist in internal medicine as well as allergy and immunology. I practice in Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
I attended the University of Chicago as an undergraduate—although this was before Barack Obama taught there!—and earned my B.A. in Chemistry in 1984. I earned my M.D. at the University of Illinois Medical School. Then, I did a three-year residency in internal medicine at Lutheran General Hospital. Finally, my two-year fellowship in allergy and immunology was at Rush Medical College.
This blog is dedicated to my wife and four kids. My motto (courtesy of my wonderful wife) is, "If you sneeze or wheeze, come see me, please." She is the reason I went into allergy. She has severe allergies, and I wanted to learn about how to take better care of her health. The service organizations I support are the American Lung Association and Boy Scouts of America.
The purpose of this blog is to help people understand and manage allergic diseases. This blog is the direct result of patients asking me questions. I am always trying to improve, so if you notice an error, please contact me.

Quotes for the day

"When I was young, my ambition was to be one of those people who made a difference in this world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better place for my having been here. It's a wonderful life and I love it."Jim Henson

"Life is very short, and very uncertain; let us spend it as well as we can."Samuel Johnson

MY GOALS AT PATIENT EVALUATIONS

1. Figure out what is going on. What's the name of the disease process? What's the cause(s)? Ask questions, examine, order diagnostic tests.2. Make me better, yes, at the price of taking more medications initially.3. Keep me better, preferably on as little medication as possible, for the long-term. Some medications may be necessary to prevent attacks.